Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

दलाग्रेषु समभ्यर्च्यास्त्वष्टौ सूर्यादिका ग्रहाः । आदित्यभूसुतबुधमंददेवेज्यराहवः ॥ ६१ ॥

Transliteration

dalāgreṣu samabhyarcyāstvaṣṭau sūryādikā grahāḥ | ādityabhūsutabudhamaṃdadevejyarāhavaḥ || 61 ||

Translation

Upon the tips of the ritual leaves, the eight grahas beginning with the Sun should be duly worshipped—namely: the Sun, Mars (Earth’s son), Mercury, Saturn (the slow-moving), Jupiter (preceptor of the gods), and Rahu (the eclipse-causer).

Word by Word

• दल-अग्रेषु: on the tips of petals/leaves
• दल-अग्रेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दल (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; ‘दलानाम् अग्रेषु’ (on the tips of petals/leaves)

• समभ्यर्च्याः: worthy of worship
• समभ्यर्च्याः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + अभि + अर्च्य (कृदन्त; √अर्च् धातु, यत्/ण्यत्)
• Form: (पुंलिङ्गे) प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अर्च्य (gerundive): ‘पूजनीयाः’

• त्वष्टौ: Tvaṣṭṛ (the divine artisan)
• त्वष्टौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (वैदिक/पुराण-प्रयोगे नाम)

• सूर्य-आदिकाः: beginning with Sūrya
• सूर्य-आदिकाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘सूर्यः आदिः येषाम्’ (beginning with Sūrya)

• ग्रहाः: planets/grahas
• ग्रहाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• आदित्य-भू-सुत-बुध-मन्द-देवेज्य-राहवः: Sun, Mars, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, and Rāhu
• आदित्य-भू-सुत-बुध-मन्द-देवेज्य-राहवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + भू (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक) + बुध (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + देवेज्य (प्रातिपदिक) + राहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (समाहार/इतरेतर): आदित्यः (Sun), भूसुतः (Mars), बुधः (Mercury), मन्दः (Saturn), देवेज्यः (Jupiter), राहुः (Rāhu) — collectively named

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/ritual-astrology context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Aditya (Surya)
• Bhūsuta (Mangala/Mars)
• Budha (Mercury)
• Manda (Shani/Saturn)
• Devejya (Brihaspati/Jupiter)
• Rahu

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It frames graha-arcana (planetary propitiation) as a disciplined ritual act—placing worship at specific points (leaf-tips) to harmonize subtle astral influences with dharmic practice.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

While technical in tone, it reflects bhakti through ordered worship (arcana) and reverence toward cosmic powers, treating them as worship-worthy forces within a sacred, rule-governed rite.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa-Vedāṅga is implied: the identification of grahas and their ritual worship method (arcana with specific placement), used for remedial and harmonizing purposes in Vedic ceremonies.